Journal of the San Juan Islands

Tchaikovsky tale to shine in high-def

Eugene Onegin features Anna Netrebko and Mariusz Kwiecien as the lovestruck Tatiana and the imperious Onegin in Tchaikovsky’s fateful romance. / Contributed photo

San Juan Community Theatre’s new HD-live program features the Metropolitan Opera’s first production of the 2013-2014 season, Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Sunday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m.

A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and English National Opera, Eugene Onegin features Anna Netrebko and Mariusz Kwiecien as the lovestruck Tatiana and the imperious Onegin in Tchaikovsky’s fateful romance. Deborah Warner’s new production, set in the late 19th century, moves episodically from farmhouse to ballroom, with a powerful snowstorm providing the dramatic setting for the finale.